A patient comes with crush injury to upper limb, the doctor is concerned about gangrene and sepsis what can help decide between amputation and limb salvage?
Correct Answer: MESS
Description: MESS (Mangled Extremity severity score):Estimates bility of an extremity after trauma, to determine the need for salvage vs empiric amputation(Refer: Maheshwari's Essentials of Ohopedics, 5th edition, pg no. 392)
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